Pavel Lavrentievich Knyazev was born in 1908 in Demyansk. He was drafted into the active army on June 28, 1941, as a reserve political instructor. He died on September 25, 1942 as Commissioner of the 904th Battalion Regiment of the 245th Infantry Division. His daughter Margarita Knyazeva has transferred the photo of Pavel Lavrentievich and his 17 letters from the frontline to the archive of the Center.